This is the scenario more than feared by MotoGP that Formula 1 will experience this weekend at Silverstone. The motorsport elite are in fact settling in at the English site to experience a new meeting of their season. As for MotoGP, a strict health protocol is put in place in view of the raging pandemic. And it has just proven its effectiveness, by revealing a pilot infected with the Coronavirus. What will follow from this discovery will be looked at closely by the promoter Dorna who has before him a real concrete case...
A World Motorsport Champion has just declared his first case affected by Coronavirus. This is the Mexican pilot Sergio Perez from the Racing Point team. He will be withdrawn from the British meeting and the team is looking for his replacement.
He remains in quarantine, a fate shared by those who have had contact with him in recent days. “ Following the announcement that Racing Point driver Sergio Pérez tested 'inconclusive' for COVID-19, we confirm that the second test was positive. Pérez has self-confirmed isolation following public health compliance guidelines and will continue to observe the practices imposed by the authorities "
A concrete case that will be looked at closely
« With the help of the organizers of the British Grand Prix, local authorities and the FIA delegate for COVID-19 are searching for everyone who had contact with the driver, placing them in quarantine. FIA and F1 procedures are used so that this does not have a wider impact on the event » we specify to the FIA.
It will be interesting to follow the evolution of this situation, in the event that the same tile falls on the Motorcycle Grands Prix. Already, initially, we see that the driver can no longer defend his chances on the track, which is logical, while investigations and checks are underway in his team.
